A soldier from the 1st Infantry Division died Thursday on Fort Riley, Kansas, officials have announced.
Spc. Kashyap Bhakta, 21, was found dead in his car in the Warner-Peterson neighborhood on post.
Bhakta was a combat engineer with B Company, 82nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
“The soldiers, families and friends of the 1st Infantry Division are deeply saddened by the loss of Spc. Bhakta,” said Col. Charles Masaracchia, the 1st Infantry Division‘s chief of staff, in a statement. “This great division is only great due to the soldiers and families who comprise it. When we lose one of those fine soldiers, it strikes the heart of the entire formation.”
Bhakta, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, joined the Army in March 2015 and arrived at Fort Riley four months later.
He deployed to Kuwait from October 2015 to July 2016.
Bhakta’s death remains under investigation.
